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STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
GCUNTIES OF GALVE�STON/HARRIS )(
SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1996 AT 5:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL
�COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENZ' CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR EVELYN B. NEWMAN
, MAYOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE
COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE
COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON
CUUNCILMEMBER TOM MANISON
CUUNCILMEMBER MEL AU5TIN
CC)UNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKEY
CI:TY ATTQRNEY TODD STEWART
C]:TY MANAGER RON COX
CI:TY SECRETARY nELORIS MCKENZIE
MAYOR NEWMAN CALI,ED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CONVENEU INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.Q71, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
CONCERNTNG PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGAT:LON WITH ATTORNEY BOB RIMA AND
SECTION 551.072, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY.
COUNCTL RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 7:20 P.M. WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN.
MAYOR NEWMAN LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE
UNITED STATES.
' MAYOR NEWMAN PROCLAIMED THE RECOGNITION OF FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S "EXEM�.�LARY" ACCREDTTATION RATING. DR. GARY CLAY OF FISD REC�.IVED
THE PROCLAMATION AND RECDOGNIZED HIS KEY STAF'F MEMBERS AND TEACHERS.
MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF TFiE BAY AREA BLVD. PROJECT, REPORTED
THAT ONE PI20PERTY OWNER HAS SIGNED THE R.O.W. DONATION, GORDON AND TOWERY
ARE GOING TO SIGN AT A LATER DATE, AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION B:CD IS EXPECTED TO BE LET OCTOBER 4, 1996 FOR THE BAY AREA
BLVD. PROJECT. �
MAYOR NEWMAN REPORTED ON ATTENDTNG THL HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS' AND
COUNCILMEN'S MEEZ'ING WITH SOME OF THE COUNCII�MEMBERS.
COUNCILMEMBER HA.JEGATE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
GROUP BENEFITS RI:SK POOL MEETING LAST WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON REPOR7.'ED ON ATTENI3ING THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS' AND
COUNCILMEN'S MEE:TING, AND THE FiARRIS COUNTY JUDICIAL SYSTEM EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT MEETING ON OIL SPILLS.
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COUNCILMEMBER MANISON REPORTED THAT H:E 1-[AS FINISHED SERVING ON GRAND JURY
DUTY AND STATED THAT IS WAS A TRUE EXPERIFNCE, ATTENDED THE S�CATE MEETING OF
SOIL AND CONSERVATION HELD IN rORT WORTH, ATTENDED THE HARRIS COUNTY MAYORS'
AND COUNCILMEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETING WHTCH WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING DESPITE
THE LOW ATTENDANCE WHICH WAS DUE TO A DIRECT CONFLICT WITH "CANDIDATES
NIGHT" AT THE HOBBY HILTON.
COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN REPORTED Otd ATTENllING THE PIPELINE SAFETY MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 11, WHICH APPEARS TO BE QUICKI,Y COMING TO A CONSENSUS TO A
SOLUTION AN� ATTENDED THE CZEAR CREEK COUNCIL OF CITIE'S REGI:ONAI, DIRECTORS
MEETING WITH HARRTS COUNTY'S JUDGE ECKELS AS THE GUEST SPEP.I�R.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS; AND
COUNCILS' MEETING ON S�PTEMBER 11 IN TEXAS CITY AND AT WHICH TIME SENATOR --
JERRY PATTERSON'S RESOLUTION WAS READ REGARDING AUTOMATIC ADUI�T STATUS, WITH
NO ACTION TAKEN, ATTENDED A SUBCOMMTTTEE PARKS BOARD — USERr FEES MEETING,
ATTENDED THE CANDIDATES NIGHT MEETING FOR LOCAL AND STP;TE CANDIDATES AND
STATED THAT THE TURN OUT WAS LOW, ATTENDED THE CHAMBER'S `.PRADE SHOW AND
STATED THAT FOR THIS EVENT, THERE WAS A GOOD TURNOUT.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE PLANNING AND ZON:CNG MEETING AND
THAT A SUBCOMMITTEE WILL BE REPORTING SOON, ATTENDED THE PARKS BOARD
MEETING, ATTENDED "OPERATTON KICK IT" AT FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ON
SEPTEMBER 10, COMMENDED GALVESTON COUNTX'S RESPONSE TO PLEAS FOR MOSQUI�`0
SPRAYING, ANNOUNCED THE BID OPENING FOR REST ROOMS FOR OLD CI'.I'Y PARK WILL BE
TOMORROW , GALVESTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN'S WHISTLE STOP WAS HELD AT UNIPLEX,
INVITED EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE TOWN MEETING REGARDING THE PARKS IN
FRIENDSWOOD, AND ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS PLEASED TO SERVE OPT THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES' CRIME PREVENTION 11ND Pi7�I�IC SAFETY COMMITTEf�, AND REPORTED
THAT TERRY BYRD WAS APPOINTED CI-IAIR OE' THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING
CONIMITTEE FOR GALVESTON COUNTY.
PATRICIA :tOSENDAHL APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL AND REPORTED ON THE MUNICIPAL
COURT'S EFFORTS TO COLLECT A FINI? FROM HEI: SON. MS. ROSENDAH'L REPORTED THAT
HER SON RECEIVED A WARRANT FOR A T'INE TI-IAT WAS ISSUED IN 199Q. SHE STATED
THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS FINE WAS PAID, SF�E F{AS RECEI��ED NUMEROUS DEMANDS FOR
PAYMENT. SI-TE FURTHER STATED TI-IA'P SHE REQUESTED ASSISTi4NCE FRQM THE
MUNICIPAL COURT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE 3UT WAS TOLD THAT THE OLD RECORDS FROM ---�
1990 WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PROVE PAYMENT AND HOPED THAT BETTER RECORD
KEEPING IS ESTABLISHED IN MUNICIPAL� CO[JRT REGARDING RECEIP'�ING AND ASKED
COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A POLICY REGARDING HOW FAR BACK TS ACCEPTABLE F'OR
COLLECTZNG TICKETS AND TO REVIEW THE FI;�I�ICIAL RECORD KEEPING OF MUNICIPAL
COURT, AND ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR ASSTSTAIJCE TO RESOLVE HER �iON JAMES' CASE
BEFORE OCTOBER 16.
CITY MANAGER COX SAID HE WILI, HAVE A WRITTEN REPORT FOR COUNCIL.
MR. DON BEETH APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL WTTH A BUDGET STATEMENT PRESENTED FOR
THE RECORD. THE STATEMENT WAS A THREE PART STATEMENT — DON'T RAISE TAXES,
DON'T RAZSE SEWER RATES, AND HAVE THE CITY MANAGER ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT
HEADS REDUCE THE BUDGET. MR. BEETH FURTHER STATED THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HEADS SHOULD RISE TO THE CHALLENGE TO REDUCE THE BUDGET.
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CITY MANAGER COX REPORTED ON "FREAKY I'RIDAY" WHICH WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER
1. MR. COX ALSO R�PORTEI7 THAT HE HAS BEEN ASKED BY FRANK STURZL, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF TML, TO PARTICIPATE WITH HIM A�ID APPROXIMATELY 15 OTHERS IN A
COMMITTEE TO ASSIST SENATOR JERRY PATTERSON AND REPRESENTATIVE MARK STILES
IN THEIR EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO SUB�'!IT A BILL AND THEN, IF THIS IS
DETERMINED, TO DRAFT A BILL TO INSTITUTE RETAIL COMPETITION IN THE ELECTRIC
INDUSTRY IN TEXA:>.
COUNCILMEMSER LO��TE ASKED CITY MANAGER COX ABOUT THE GULF COAST COALITION OF
CITIES UTILITY RATES.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE 35 M.P.H. FLASHING LIGHTS ON F.M.
528 AT BROOKSIDE INTERMEDIATE WITH CHIEk UF POLICE JARED �TOUT REPORTING
THAT THEY ARE WOFtKING.
COUNCILNlEMBER LOW� STATED THAT THE RENAMING OF F'.M. 528 SHOULD HAVE GONE TO
THE FACILTTIES NAMING COMMITTEE AND 'I'HAT PERHAPS A POLICY SHOULD BE
DEVELOPED REGI�RDING THE CRITERIA FOR SUCH A PROJECT.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ALSO STATED THAT THE MINUTES FROM THE FRIENDSWOOD PARKS
AND RECREATON BOARD ARE SPORADIC AND ASKED HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND
PERHAPS STAFF OR A VOLUNTEER BE ASSIGNED THIS TASK.
COUNCIZMEMBER LO��,TE AZSO REPORTED THAT ON PAYING TRAFFIC TICKETS, AT PRESENT
THE PEOPLE ARE TAKEN BACK INTO THE OFFICE AND SUGGESTED THAT THIS BE HANDLED
BY THE CASHIER. DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATI'VE SERVICES ROGER ROECKER SAID THAT
THIS IS HANDLED E�X THE COURT CLERK FOR PRIVACY OF THE OFFENDER.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY REPORTED THAT PEOPLE ARE GIVEN TICKETS F'OR PARKING ON
WINDSONG DURING �OCCER GAMES AND 5AID THE:RE IS NO PLACE TO PARK DURING RAINY
DAYS AND THAT THE AREA SEEMS TO BE TARGETED ON SEVERAL SATURDAYS AND THAT
THTS SHOWS POOR SPIRTT ON THE SIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SUGGESTED TO
THE CIT'Y MANAGER THAT IN THE FUTURE NOT TO L�EAN IN THAT AREA UNTIL A PARKING
AREA I S DEVELOPEI).
�'� COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RANCHO VIEJO SEWER CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTOR WAS BT,OCKING THE ROADWAY AND WANTS A LETTER OF REGRET �ENT TO THE
RESIDENTS AND CI�.I'Y MANAGER COX REPORTED THAT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MELVIN
MEINECKE HAS REQIJESTED A LETTER FROM CHARLIE BEERE.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE STATED THAT THE MEB CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREES
AND MELVIN METNE:CKE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CUTTING THEM BACK AND CITY MANAGER
COX STATED THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS AWARE �F CONCERNS OF DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN
DONE TO THE TREES.
**COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO APPROVE THE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN FOR PRETS
LUMBER AND HARDWARE TO BE LOCATED ON F'M 528 AIVD SUNSET.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PA55ED UNANIMOUSLY.
**CdUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF
SLTBDIVISIONS T�J ]?ARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM EUR THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED
HUMP5.
SECUNDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R96-24, � RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ADOPTING AN INVE5TMENT POLICY IN CONFORMANCE
WITH LEGAL AND ADMINTSTRATIVE GUIDLLINES.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWE. THE A'fOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TC� APPROVE RESOLUTION R96-25, A. RESQLUTIQN OF
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APP�20VING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN
1NTERLOCAI, COOPERATION AGREEMENT P'Ok PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC FUNDS
INVESTMENT COOPERATIVE; DESIGNATING Z�HE BOARD OF DIRErTORS OF THE
COOPERATIVE AS AN AGENCY AND INSTRUMENTAZITY TO SUPERVTSE THE COOPERATIVE;
APPROVING INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE COOPERATIVE; APPOINTING AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVES AND DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R96-27, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GAI�VESTON/HARRIS COUNTTES, ENDORSING THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS ON THE GALVESTON COUNTY UNITED BOARD OF
HEALTH AND A'LSO ENDORSING THE APPOIN`l'MENT OF SIX OF THE NINF: BOARD MEMBEFtS
UNDER CONSIDERATIQN.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS:LY.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON RESOLUTTON R96-28, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, GALVESTON/HARF2I5 COUNTTES AMENDING APPEN�IX D, FEES, OF
TI-TE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE; ADOPTTNG A FORMLTLA FOR DETERMINATION OF ACTUAL
SEWAGE USAGE BY DOMESTIC USERS AS R��UIRED B'Y THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
ORDINANCE N0. 79-23, PASSED AND APPROVED I�OVEMBER 5, 1979.
**COUNCILMEMBER AIJSTIN MOVED TO APPRGVE ORDINANCE 96-17, SECOND AND FINAL
READING OR AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE FRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVTSTONS QF ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'5 TEXAS CIVTL
STATUTES, UPON �HE BASIS OF AN ENGINEEI2ING AND TRAFFIC INVE:3TIGATION, UPON
CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, AS SET OUT IN THIS
ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OE' A I'INE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FQR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORnINANCE (FM 528) .
SECOND�D BY COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED TO TABLE ORDINAfdCE 96-1$, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
AND ADOPTTNG THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOU, TEXAS, GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL "
YEAR 1996/97; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS F'OR THE CITY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS
REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET, ANU MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING
PROVTSIONS RELATING TQ THE SUBJEGT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DZCI�EY. THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH MAYOR NEWMAN
OPPOSED.
DISCU5SIQN WAS HELD FcEGARDING THE 1996/97 BUDGET WITH DI5CU�SION REGARDING
THE COUNSELING CFNTER BUDGET TO BE REDUCED FROM $20,000 TO A CAP QF $8,000,
THE LIBRARY BUDGET TO SE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE TIME, CENTErtNIAL PARK, ANp
ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATTVE SERVICES ROGER
ROECKER TO VERIFY
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE ASKED A$OUT THE WATER AND SEWER RATES OPTIONS AS
PRESENTED BY STAFF.
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COUNCILMEMBER ERICSSON ASKED IF STAFF COULD COME WITHIN 'I`WO PERCENT OF THE
BUDGET WITHOUT RAISING RATES.
COUNCILMEMBER .MANISON REQUESTED THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF LOOK OVER THE
B[JDGET AND 5EE WFIERE THE SOFT SPOTS ARE AND COME UP WITH A TAX REDUCTION.
� MAYOR NEWMAN AS:KED MR. ROECKER ABOUT REDUCING THE TAX RATE FROM .6156 TO
.6101 BUT NOT THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE OF.6054.
COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN AGREED WITH COUNCILMLMBER MANISON AND MAYOR NEWMAN.
**COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO TABLE THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AND CALL A
SPECIAL MEETING TO CLARIFY WHAT COUNCIL AGREED T0.
5ECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY.
COUNCILMEMBER LOWE STATED THE BUDGET DOES NOT COVER DRAINAGE OR SEWERS AND
REQUESTED THE NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AT 6:00 P.M.
THE MOTION PASSED 6-1 WITH MAYOR NEWMAN OPPOSED.
**COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. A. PAYMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: 1. EAGLE LAKES STREET DRAINAGE
WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,645.00 TO CONCRETE RAISING
CORPORATION OF TEXAS FOR RAISING STREETS IN EAGLE LAKES SUBDIVISION TO
IMPROVE DRAINAG:E. WQRK PERFORMED DURING AUGUST INCLUDES LOCATIONS ON
WOODSTREAM AND LAKESIDE LANE. 2. WATER WELL #7 REHABILITATION WITH PAYMENT
OF $3,960.00 TO HOUSTON ARMATURE WORKS, INC. FOR A MOTOR FOR WATER WELL #7.
THIS CONCLUDES THE REHABILITATION PROJECT. 3. SHADY OAK SANITARY SEWER
E2EHABILITATION WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,954.43 TO
INSITUFORM GULF SOUTH FOR REHABILITATION OF THE SANTTARY SEWER SYSTEM DURING
AUGUST AND THE �?ROJECT IS 61 PERCENT COMPLETE. THIRD PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $4,985.55 TO WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING
AUGUST AND THE C:ONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING :CS 61 P�RCENT COMPLETE. 4. RANCHO
VIEJO SANITARY �IEWETt AND LIFT STATION WITH THE SECOND PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $63,328.05 ;TO MEB ENGINEERING, INC. FOR CON5TRUCTION OF A SANITARY SEWER
� AND LIFT STATIGN DURING AUGUST AND THE PROJECT IS 19 PERCENT COMPLETE.
TENTH PAYMENT I1�I THE AMOUNT OF $14,734.76 TO WAYNE SMITH & ASSOCIATES FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES ON SEGMENTS A, B, C AND D OF THE RANCHO VIEJO SANITARY
SEWER AND LIFT STATION DURING AUGUST. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IS 19
PERCENT COMPLET:E AND THE PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM 1995 CERTIFICATE OF
OBLIGATION PROCrEDS. PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,600 TO BROWN & GAY .
ENGINEERS, INC. FOR GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES THROUGH AUGUST 15. TOTAL CONSENT
AGENDA PAYMENTS WERE $164,207.79. B. APPROVE AMENDED LIST OF EMPLOYEE
SERVICE AWARDS: 5-YEAR - PIN OR PENDANT; 10, 15, 20, 25 OR 30 YEARS - PIN,
PENDANT, PEN, KNIFE, BELT BUCKLE, BRACELET, OR KEYCHAIDT C. ACCEPTANCE OF
EASEMENT FOR RANCHO VIEJO SEWER LINE PROJECT. D. PROPERTY TAX REPORT FOR
AUGUST, 1996. E. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 4, 9, AND 12, 1996.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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A MOTION WAS MADE AND PASSED TO ADJOURN AT 9: 15 P.M.
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